ARTS, BRIEFLY; 'The House of Blue Leaves' To Close Two Weeks Early

By ERIK PIEPENBURG

Published: June 18, 2011

The Broadway revival of John Guare's ''House of Blue Leaves'' will close on Saturday, June 25, two weeks earlier than it was originally scheduled to end its run, the show's producers announced on Thursday.

Directed by David Cromer and starring Ben Stiller, Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh, ''House of Blue Leaves'' opened at the Walter Kerr Theater on April 25 to mixed reviews. Ms. Falco received the show's sole Tony Award nomination, for her performance as Bananas.

When the show closes it will have played 21 previews and 72 regular performances. ''Blue Leaves'' was one of two plays by Mr. Guare on Broadway this season. His new play, ''A Free Man of Color,'' had a limited run at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, also to chilly reviews, though it was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in drama.

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